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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.

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Debian screenshot

Debian

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian.

Technical Specs Comparison
UbuntuDebian
DebianBaseIndependent
apt / deb, snapPackage Managerapt / deb
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
26.04Latest Version13
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
April 23, 2026Release DateAugust 9, 2025
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfppc64elRISC-Vs390xx86_64
GNOMEUnityAfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfce
Desktops
GNOMEUnityAfterStepAwesomeBlackboxbspwmBudgieCinnamondwmEnlightenmentFluxboxflwmFVWMi3IceWMJWMKDE PlasmalabwcLomiriLXDELXQtMATEMetacityOpenboxpekwmQtileRatpoisonSwayTWMUKUIWayfireWMakerXfce